Second minister and thief

The night was getting deeper, and there was no one in the streets and alleys of Taodu, except for the osmanthus trees standing quietly on both sides, still guarding the tranquility of the imperial city.

At this time, the flames flickered in the yamen of Yushitai, which could be seen faintly.The old man in a red official uniform was sitting upright behind the table, looking down at the newly delivered files intently, his eyes gradually darkened, and his expression became more dignified.At the same time, the hand he covered in his sleeve was also trembling, as if he was enduring some pain.

"Master Zhou, it's the first hour of childhood, how about us..."

"My lord! My lord Zhou! Someone delivered this thing, and someone at the door! He told me to hand it over in person..."

Before he could finish speaking, the long thing had already been snatched away by his hands.The old man glared at the visitor with his cloudy eyes, then he shook his hand to remove the seal and took out the contents.

"Zichen! Get me a fox cloak! This old man is going to the palace to face the saint!!!"

"grown ups!"

"Master Zhou, please! At this hour, His Majesty has already rested!"

"Then I want to face the Holy Spirit too!!!" The old man became impatient for a while, and pushed the subordinate officials who came to dissuade him, "Daqi... this is going to cause trouble!!! You waited until now Still caring about such insignificant things!"

"...Wh, what's the trouble?" Several censors looked at each other in blank dismay, lost their mind for a moment.In fact, when Mr. Zhongcheng summoned them all tonight, they already had a bad feeling.

"Get out of the way!!!"

The old man rolled up the thing in his hand, strode across the threshold, and quickly disappeared into the night.

What he didn't know was that in the opposite direction from him, His Royal Highness the crown prince was also leading a group of people hurriedly towards the Hall of Qinghe where the saint slept.

"Sir, do you think Gu can be ahead of them this time?"

"Your Highness, as long as you think about it, you will definitely be able to catch up."

"But just in case, what if they don't actually have something that is not good for Gu... Isn't Gu going to see the father rashly, is it not self-inflicted?"

"Your Highness, you have to believe..." When he said these words, a strange light flashed in the eyes of the man in black, like a vicious eagle that was preying, which made the prince shiver uncontrollably.

"But solitary... solitary knows nothing... knows nothing...everything is..."

"Your Highness!" The man in black suddenly shouted, grabbed the prince's sleeve and motioned him to look to the right.

"Zhou Zhongcheng...how could it be him? Impossible...impossible...Didn't the Taoist priest say that the one surnamed Chu would definitely..."

"Your Highness." The man in black raised his hand to press his shoulder, "For the current plan, we can only play it by ear." After speaking, he winked at the other person, and the two of them dragged on like this, almost limp The prince quickly "walked" up the steps.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty... Zhou Bangzhen wants to see you!"

"Father! My son, I also have something to see... My son... Eunuch Yan, please let me know... I, I really want to see my father... The prince was supported and knelt in front of the hall, whispering these words, while stealing a glance at Yushi Zhongcheng who was beside him.

Although Zhou Zhongcheng came here alone, he had an awe-inspiring righteousness that was not afraid of the world, which was enough to make the prince, who had a ghost in his heart, fight with each other, and suddenly feel a chill.

Yan Zheng stood on the threshold with Bai Chen in his hand, looking down at the two of them, and after a while, he said in a shrill voice, "The sage has already rested, and the old servant... also has to serve him personally. Your Highness, Master Zhou, please go ahead, both of you."

After speaking, he led the two young disciples to walk into the gate of the palace.

"Eunuch Yan! What I have in my hands has a great relationship with Sheji Guozuo. If you leave today... you will be the one who will bring disaster to the country and the people!!!"

"Zhou Bangzhen, you are completely crazy..."

No one thought that the prince would pounce on the thing and snatch it, so that it fell to the ground, just as Gululu rolled in front of Yan Zheng.

This has to be said to be a kind of providence.

"Stop it! Stop it for me!"

Yan Zheng's face was pale, and he bowed to pick up the scroll, put it in his arms without looking at it, and then yelled, "Close the door!"

The doors on both sides of the Qinghe Hall opened and closed again, but only for a moment.The prince, who was already paralyzed on the ground, felt that the sound of the impact would never stop, echoing in his heart.

At night, the Xuanwu guards who had been on standby for a long time were dispatched again, and completely blocked the Sifang City Gate and Bamian Street of Taodu with lightning speed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

Martial law like this will last for a long time without accident.And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who faced the saint in the middle of the night, was not able to be released from the palace after all.It is said that the sage was furious and confined him to Tongzi Garden to think about his mistakes, so he had to edict him.

"The sage is sick, so he will not go to court today."

"Hey, such a big thing happened, you shouldn't have thought about it in the first place. Then you can take this opportunity to rest. You stayed up all night yesterday, you worked hard." Xiao Cen hugged Chu Linqiu in his arms with a worried expression on his face. In the middle, I can't wait to get it back to the house immediately.

However, Chu Linqiu shook his head stubbornly, and said in a low voice, "It's not the time yet. When the sage recovers, he will definitely call me to testify...that thing...that thing is still there. .....this is the root cause of the crown prince's inability to stand up."

"Chu Linqiu! Are you really going to... torture yourself to death?!" Xiao Cen was the closest to him, so he naturally knew that this person couldn't even sit still without his own support.In such a situation, how can we talk about entering the palace to face the saint? !

"Since you threw this hot thing to Yushitai, can you just be your commander in chief? Right now, the streets in the capital are full of your people... that's what you should do. As for other ...If the sage still asks you, you can say that you have been ill for the past few days and have not seen anyone! Naturally, you don’t know anything!"

"Are you a fool to be a saint?"

"..."

"Anyone can be kept in the dark, but I, Chu Linqiu, can't. If I really say that, I'm afraid the next one to do...is me. However, you are right, Lord Hou, Chu should..."

Seeing that Chu Linqiu kept looking at the couch next to him, Xiao Cen knew that he probably wanted to lie there for a while, so without saying a word, he bent his knees, picked him up, and sent him over.

It was only when he got there that he realized that Chu Linqiu's face was pale, his eyes were half-opened, and he was so angry that he had already passed away.